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Ioanna
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« on: August 26, 2009, 07:42:23 PM » |
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I think I'll start a journal today  Seems fitting as I just recently moved to a new city for a new job... it's a whole new beginning for me! For now I can say it has been interesting how my new perspective has affected my emotions and, in turn, my perception of hunger. I absolutely hated my old job, and now I completely LOVE my new one!... a satisfaction that outweighs the fears/anxiety of having moved half-way across the country and far from family and friends. I keep changing when and how many times a day I eat, though quantity has been pretty constant. So I was eating once a day (around 5pmish) for about a week because I was afraid that if I ate earlier I might get terrible stomach pains, and I don't want to work like that. But after about a week I started to get acid feeling in my throat in the late afternoon, so since yesterday I've been eating at 2pm and 6pm. I also (out of desperation) started yesterday both digestive enzymes and the fermented cod liver oil that Tyler and some others posted about (ahhhhh, it's so disgusting!!!), but I'm soooooo happy to find that I'm doing well again with no stomach/abdominal pain!!! I'm hoping it's the digesting enzymes because I don't want to take the CLO anymore, lol, but to be without pain is so wonderful, we'll see where I go next. As I'm eating later in the day, I notice that I get a nautious feeling in the morning, maybe around 10am or so that last only a couple minutes... anyone get this or know what it means? |
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Ioanna
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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2009, 11:38:18 AM » |
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I can't believe it!!! I just had the most normal bowel movement that I've had in YEARS!!!! I have no idea why or what I've done, but a ton of noticeable healing took place in the past 5 days that has brought me to today. Strange is that before this I seemed to be going downhill too. Out of desperation not to resort to medication I tried CLO (Tyler's reported brand), digestive enzymes (a broad range one), and one small meal around 5pm or so. After two days I stopped CLO because I hate the taste. So what has got me to where I am now??
A little more about where I am coming from...
As of end of May (Memorial Day weekend) I committed to no carbs. At about this time I also stopped taking any IBS medications (works, but causes me pretty bad joint pain that I couldn't handle anymore). I resorted to actually taking the medication in the first place because I was becoming so anemic and going to the bathroom a million times a day that I could not get my work done. Not having the 'security' of a medication I was very motivated not to 'cheat'. I felt the onset of some symptoms (some very soon, some gradually), nothing intolerable or keeping me from functioning in the world, but enough to keep a fear in my mind... and this is how I've been living the past 3 months... with varying degrees of tolerable reminders.
Last week, a huge life change! I've moved very from all friends and family to a place that I know noone. It's me and my dog! I like the adventure of it, but to say I was not conflicted with so many mixed emotions would be false too. I started a new job that I absolutely LOVE! I am so grateful and happy for that!!! My fears about IBS problems are peaked as I don't want to have any problems, especially now that I am alone and trying to make a new start. I notice that I am going downhill too, and I'm really scared. I'm not sure I want to post what was happening, but if you really want to know just pm me. And I didn't want to take any medication, the joint pain is too intolerable that my knees hurt even when laying down. It honestly seemed like the start of a downward spiral and I didn't know what to do!... hence the CLO, digestive enzymes, and one small meal (now two bc acid feeling, but same amount total food). At day one I knew I was doing better, but not good enough to report, same with day two, etc. And now today... I'm a normal metabolically functioning human today!... and I'm not sure why? I made dietary and emotional changes, or some coincidence of the passage of time?
In anycase, today is a most happy day!!! Only day 1, but I hope all of my issues are a thing of the past.
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carnivore
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« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2009, 02:17:38 PM » |
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Awesome Ioanna!
That's great to see your progress...
Eating 2 small meals in the afternoon seems to work great for you. I seem to function also very well with 2 medium meals between 2PM and 6PM. Before 2PM, I am tired by the digestion. Too late in the afternoon and my sleep is disturbed. Maybe it is the best period for our digestion to do its work ?
Keep us updated on your progress!
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Raw Kyle
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2009, 11:15:08 AM » |
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Where'd you move to and what job did you take? I also skip breakfast and tend to eat two meals, one in the afternoon and one evening.
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Ioanna
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« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2009, 06:33:05 PM » |
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thanks carnivore!!
kyle - when do you work out? i am actually hungry for breakfast, i'm just afraid if i get abdominal pain from eating and then have to work all day so i don't think about it and just eat later. i'm plenty distracted so it's easy. do you ever get a brief moment of nausea in the late morning? i've been making it a point not to eat anything until i have experienced this, like maybe it's some liver-associated thing?
i moved to kansas city. such a bittersweet move with the conflicting emotions and all, but i'm liking it here. people have been incredibly kind, that always helps. there are at least 5 grass-fed farms within 30-40 miles of me, so i'm excited to check them out.
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Raw Kyle
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« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2009, 09:01:19 PM » |
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I usually work out at night because that's when the bjj classes I take are held, the day ones I usually can't make because of work. I sometimes feel a bit of nausea sometimes in the morning, my stomach sometimes seems to be grinding up against nothing and if I ate too many carbs the day before I think I get a bg drop that makes me feel a little weird. It's not too bad though.
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Ioanna
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2009, 09:56:05 PM » |
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not sure if this makes any sense, but here's how it is at the moment...
everything is just fine as long as i am eating raw bison and fat.
-with raw beef i have very loose stools
-dehydrated bison at 85F more than 30-60 minutes begins to cause ibs symptoms, severity increasing with increasing dehydration time
-i tried a plain piece of cooked chicken to see if that could be my 'social' food, but my ibs came immediately and took me about 3 weeks of just fresh bison/fat to recover
-i tried a freshly picked apple a few weeks ago, ibs back immediately and about 1.5 weeks to recover
at times i crave extra fat, and when i give in to the craving, my digestion is so smooth. if i eat fat just to eat fat (like trying to eat a specific percentage or something), my digestion is horrible. i try to listen to my body in this regard as too much or too little affects me negatively, and that is something hard for me as i still sort of have this 'fat phobic' voice in my head.
so, at the moment i'm just eating fresh bison/fat. i don't know if this is good or not? but i have my health this way, and lose it when i deviate it seems. i am in awe when i walk into the break room at lunch hour to see what my coworkers can consume without suffering inflammation, and in awe of how sensitive i am to even cooked chicken or a freshly picked apple.
on another note, i've been thinking about trying tkd... will be my first martial art experience! i'm going to visit one tomorrow to watch and see what i think.
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2009, 10:27:04 PM » |
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I don't see it odd at all Ionna. I have much the same with raw beef. Each time I've tried the lamb fat I purchased a long time ago and froze I get horrible gas, cramps, and eventually diarrhea. I also go through a malaise for a couple days. Raw chicken gave me a sore throat after 15 minutes as well. I'm going to try some pork this week but I'm not holding my breath on that one either. I figure my body knows what it needs and I'll just feed it that until it heals more. |
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TylerDurden
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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2009, 03:17:27 AM » |
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People with unusual health-problems will often have highly unusual food-intolerances to go with them. For example, in my own case, while many RPDers seem fine with raw eggs, I don't tolerate them well in quantity(but they're fine in small amounts). Just follow your body's instincts, as long as the raw bison is grassfed, it's not a problem. Do, however, try other varieties of raw meats such as raw lamb or raw wild hare or raw swordfish or whatever you have available in your local area. I've found, at times, that if I eat too much of a specific raw food too often over a long period of time, that my body stops digesting it properly and it just goes unabsorbed through my gut, so it's a good idea, IMo, to vary your diet if you can.
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"We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people."
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Nicola
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« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2009, 07:52:39 AM » |
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I've found, at times, that if I eat too much of a specific raw food too often over a long period of time, that my body stops digesting it properly and it just goes unabsorbed through my gut, so it's a good idea, IMo, to vary your diet if you can.
Does this mean that Lex and all the others eating the same muscle meat and fat do not digest the specific raw food? What about all those eating pemmican or cooked muscle meat and fat for years on end? We all just can not be shore what is going on - I know a man who is over 80 years and I ask him how's life..."Oh, I am very well, never have any problems with my health..." As he speaks I can see all his false teeth and his belly sticks out - so, yes he is healthy cause he believes it!!! Nicola |
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